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All results from a given calculation for CH(CN)3 (tricyanomethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.080421
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.080421
Nuclear repulsion energy212.704706
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3071 2924 14.36 85.79 0.12 0.21
2 A1 2422 2307 0.02 142.70 0.04 0.08
3 A1 848 807 7.06 7.18 0.11 0.19
4 A1 576 548 0.26 3.99 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 161 23.48 2.90 0.67 0.81
6 A2 357 340 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2418 2303 0.35 30.79 0.75 0.86
7 E 2418 2303 0.35 30.79 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1239 3.69 3.20 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1239 3.73 3.19 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 994 23.71 1.57 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 994 23.69 1.57 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 551 0.00 3.01 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 551 0.00 3.02 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 342 0.13 4.06 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 342 0.13 4.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 126 7.39 5.55 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 126 7.39 5.55 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9553.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9523) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9097.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31+G**
ABC
0.09514 0.09514 0.05003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.406 0.055
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.055
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.055
N6 0.000 2.515 -0.267
N7 2.178 -1.258 -0.267
N8 -2.178 -1.258 -0.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09901.47571.47571.47572.63042.63042.6304
H21.09902.09022.09022.09023.13343.13343.1334
C31.47572.09022.43572.43571.15493.45623.4562
C41.47572.09022.43572.43573.45621.15493.4562
C51.47572.09022.43572.43573.45623.45621.1549
N62.63043.13341.15493.45623.45624.35674.3567
N72.63043.13343.45621.15493.45624.35674.3567
N82.63043.13343.45623.45621.15494.35674.3567

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.545 C1 C4 N7 178.545
C1 C5 N8 178.545 H2 C1 C3 107.648
H2 C1 C4 107.648 H2 C1 C5 107.648
C3 C1 C4 111.231 C3 C1 C5 111.231
C4 C1 C5 111.231
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.242      
2 H 0.299      
3 C 0.187      
4 C 0.187      
5 C 0.187      
6 N -0.368      
7 N -0.368      
8 N -0.368      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 2.836 2.836
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.007 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.007 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.775
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.116 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.116 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.232
Polar
3z2-r228.464
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.901 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.363
(<r2>)1/2 14.225